Machine for filling barrels, bags, and packages.



A: M. BATES. MACHINE FOB HlUNG BARRELS, BAGSRAND PACKAGES.

APPLICAHON FILED TEB- 7 [9!4. 1,269,777- Patented June 18, 1918.

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MACHINE FOR mums BARBELS, BAGS, AND PACKAGES.

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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2, I914.

' Patented June18, 1918.

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' nuero A. M. BATES. MACHINEIOR FILLING BARRELS, BAGS, AND PACKAGES.

APPLICATION FILED FE8.2,19|4. 1,269,777. Patented June 18. 1918.

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,macmwc ron FILLING menus, was, AND PACKAGES.

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j dawn D a UNITED STATES ADELMER M. BATES, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR To BATES VALVE BAG cumming;

or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF wEsrvInGINIA.

MACHINE FOR FILLING BARRELS, B2165, AND 'rfAcK GEs.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AnELMnn M. Barns, a citizen of the United-States, residing Chicago, in the county of Cook and. State of lllinois. have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Machines for Filling Barrels, Bags, 11nd Packages, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in package filling machines and is illustrated more or less diagrammatically in 'one form in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation;

Fig. 2 is a plan view;

Fig. 3 is a section along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; i:

Fig. 4 is a front elevation in of the barrel holding part alone;

Fig. 5 is a section along the line 5-5 of Fig. 2';

Fig. F is a longitudinal section on Fig. 2;

Fig. 7 is-a section along thc' line 7 -7 of Fig.3: 2 I Fig. 3 is a section along the line 8-' 8 of lg. 5;

Fig. 9 is a section along the line 99 of Fig. 8:

Fig. 10 is an enlarged detail in part section of the clutch mechanism shown Fig. l

part Section Fig. 11 is a section along the line 1111 of Fig. ll); and

Fig. 12 isa scction along the line 12-12 of Fig. 10.

Likeparts are indicated by the same letter in all the figures.

The self-contained rigid main frame A which is made up of side members and cross tic members as indicated and is supported on the supporting legs A su'pports at its'top a. propeller pocltet A? having a tangential dis charge or feeding tube A and a rotary propeller A. This rotary propeller is mounted on a shaft A which shaft carries a pulley A which may be driven from any' suitable source of power by belt not here shown. This shaft also carries a pinion A in mesh with a gea r A" on a countershuft'A". This countershaft A" has a. sprocket A" over Specification of Letters Patent. Pate tetl J litre 18,1518. Application flled February 2,1914. Serial No; 815,920. :1 l

;iwhich rides a chainAB tofdrivee sprocke A" on a shaft-A1;whicl1 shaft carries, a-feed regulating or; controlling. paddle on wheet A interposed betweemthe feed ,ketiek and the filling hop erAW... The driv ing connection between t e.,.sprocket. A .a.nd the shaft A isdiscontinuous and takes the form of a clutch subsequently togbe deseribed.-i.-.

The tangentialjpassege or feeding :tube carries on its outenend .a paekagecont-acting plate oranvil .B,,and is surroundedlby a heavy boss B in; said-rplate; This'tiibe-QX- tends both forwardly; and rearwardl from the ropeller or feedingpoclngt. and t e center line thereof is .t'angentialy to-the inner boundary of the feeding pocket so that half of the tube is abovenndhal fvofzit below the feeding pocket though all, communicating therewith. In thisatube isshdably mounted a pointed feeding plunger B}, this plunger being thus half in,and,.half,fout of the feed pocket. The vanes or blades of tl ewpropeller A are notched as jiidicatednt -B tin Fig.7 so that the presence ofi thi s. plunger 1n l the feed passage. and reciprogu tio mherealong Wi lin no lwiseq n terfere with;t he ,rotation of the propeller, In: or'der,..'n oreover,

that .the force ,of. these, propeller-{bladesbeg:

Fig. 3, there disposed iii. the wall of the propeller p cket a engierai. s m'i ylindrical or semicircular hoss tate in the directioirshoniiflbv thearrowin' as Shown n Fi s.

3 and 7, and this bossfclosbs'the aperture??? as indicatedcoming': ub Wn over; and merging into the line of the plfopellerorieed plunger. It .will be otedlt ptithis plupger or propeller. when inthe pos i'fii own in 3 closes the o enirig betwenxt ei fed pocket rom the feed spect to this auxiliary crosshead but this reciprocation is yieldingly resisted by the a compression springs B which are interposed between the adjustable nuts B on the tension bars B" and head B on the plunger B. These tension bars are mounted in the auxiliary crosshead as indicated in Fig. 2 and thus yieldingly hold the plunger in the posr tion shown in Fig. 2 with respect to the aux iliary crosshead. B is a crank shaft mounted at the rear end of the frame A and carrying on either end the cranks B". It is driven by means of a sprocket B", chain B and sprocket B from the shaft A. B is the main crosshead reciprocally mounted in the guides B" on the main frame and adapted to be driven in response to the rotation of the cranks by means of the connecting rods B". This crosshead it will noted is always reciprocating when the machine is operating, but means are provided whereby the connection between it and the'auxiliary crosshead is discontinuous.

C is an o enwork frame scale beam having knife e ges C resting on the blocks C on the frame A. C is an adjustable counterbalance weight on the end of the scale beam. C is an A-frame supported at its lower end on the knife edges C-on.the scale beam C and guided at its upper end by the links C pivoted to it and the brackets on the main frame A. C are the horizontal tracks mounted on either side of the A-frame C. C is a package supportin frame or cradle having at one end rollers 5 travelin alon the tracks 0 and supported at the ot er en by the links C which are carried by the. rod C rotatably mounted in the outer end of the tracks C. C is a control lever mounted on the rod C limited in its rearward movement by the catch C and in its forward movementwith respect to the frame C by the stop (Pthereupon, CFKQW are adjustable supports carried by thepacka or holding frame or cradle whereby the pat:

'age may be centered so that-the filling aperture therein will coincide with the end of the filling tube, thus providing for the filling of different size and shape packa es. A description of one of these will s cc for the rest. The sleeve 'C" is mounted on the cradle C. It has slidably mounted therein the support C. The cross member C" limits the outward movement of the support and has screw-threaded therein the adjusting screw C which carries the support. A lock nut C is provided. C are tongues projecting downwardly from the support C on either side of the member 0 to prevent rotation of the support C and hold it in position. C is abarrel clamp. It is supported on the cross member C and adapted to be pressed against the barrel by means of the screw 0 The cross member C" is ad- -ner: This bearing is carried on a lug A therein a latch D 'of the rear en justabl supported on the pivoted supportin r s C which rods are ivoted to the A rame C. In line with t eSe rods and also pivoted on the A-frame are holding links C which are pivoted on the main frame A and whose rotary motion with respect to that frame is limited by the stop pe C in the recess C. C is a collar slidab e along the links C and adjustable in position with respect-thereto. C is a ide and support pin pivoted on the collar 6 and slidable in a lug C on the A-frame C. C is a compression s ring interposed between the lug C" and the collar C on the rod or link C to yieldingly swing the links G into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. ,1 when the barrel clamp is released. It will be noted that the filling tube is smaller than the bunghole of the barrel so that the barrel will be free to move along the anvil plate B and boss B without either opening the bunghole or interference on the part of the fillin tube.

D is the feed control lever. This lever is attached to and adapted to actuate a segmental miter gear D in mesh with a further segmental miter gear D which miter gear carries what is in effect a bell crank arm D. This arm is in slidable and rotatable engagement with a control rod D as indi heated. This control rod is slidably mounted first function is to open the feeding tube or throat and permit the passage of material from the propeller pocket through this tube or thoat into the package. The bearing D operates also as a stop in the followin' manengaged by a boss 1) on the frame This lug is hollow as indicated and has pivoted on a fixed pin D The rod contacting end of this latch. is pointed as indicated and the distance from the center of the pin D to the inted end of the latch is greater than the stance from the,center pin to the surface of the rod. The

of the latch is square as indicated and engaged by the sprin pressed tappet D. In the position shown" in Fig. 8 the rod D must'be moved from right to left since a movement in the reverse direction would merely clamp it or lock it against the point of the pin, and thisditrovement must continue. unti the latchpoint reaches D when it springs down into the neutral position to rmit a return movement of the rod. This return movement of the rod must .yieldingly pressed outwardly b constantly will tend to keep the feed or propeller pocket and the passage leadin thereto from the feed control substantia ly full of material. Preferably the total capaciiy of this passage and propeller will be su cient to exactly sup ly the package with the desired amount oi material needed to be packed in after the centrifugal feed has filled the package as tight as itcan, and therefore I provide means whereby when the centrifugal feed is insuflicient and the operator shifts the lever to actuate the forced feed the supply of material from the ocket main feed hopper to the propeller will will be cut off. This arrangement now describe.

F is a stop carried on the rod I), having pins F and F" projecting therefrom. These pins are in line with a tappet end F on a lever F. Thislever rotates with a rock shaft F which rock shaft carries a clutch controlling lever F. The end of this clutch controlling lever is wedge-shaped as indicated at'F". \Vhen the rod D is moved to the left the pin F rocks the lever F to the left to swing the lever F away from its opcrating position. This is done when the machine 1S started. When the rod D is moved -to the right to commence the forced feeding,

the pin F strikes the tappet F and swings the lever F into the operating position so that it will disengage the clutchand leave the feed control wheel A at restin the position shown in Fig. 3, thus cutting oil the head F having an inclined clutching or.

tooth engaging aperture F in the face thereof opposed to the end of the hub F". In this hub F" is slidably mounted a pin F" F toward the clutch member will carry with it the hub F. This. pin F." is slotted as at F in line with a slot F" in the hub F". When the lever F has been rocked to the left into the operating position the surface of cam or wedge F'will ride along the boss F until as the hub F" roa spring a so that it may or will when free to move engage the" slot F so that as the shaft A is driven it back against the compression of the spring, stopping it in about the position shown in Fig. 10, and until this lever F is rocked the pin will be held out and the sprocket will not be driven. It is only necessary to so position the vanes of the control paddle or wheel A" with respect to the position of the sprocket A" t at when the sprocket is in the position shown in Fig. 10 one or the other of the sets of vanes will be in the position shown in Fig. 3 to effectually cut off all material from the propeller chamber,

It will be evident that, while I have shown in my drawings an operative device, still many changes might be made in size, shape and arrangement of parts without departing materially from the s irit of my invention. I wish, therefore, t at my drawings be regarded 'as in a sense diagrammatic.

The use and operation of my invention generally described are as follows:

\Vhen the package is a barrel and for barrels, the mechanism illustrated is of. course, especially designed. The em ty barrel is placed in position in the era le, and

since the cradleis adjustable as indicated, the barrel-can be brought to the proper po sition to bring its small opening or bun J hole directly opposite the feed opening w en the barrel )5 in its elevated or normal tion. The barrel then by means of t rel clam is securely forced into osition against t e feed plate as indicate in F' 3. Obviously any kindof adjust g mechanism could be employed as also ny kind of clampin mechanism. In p ctice the machine wi the set to fill barrels of a given size and will be run gftpr a considerable periodon barrels of tha size, When barrels of a difie'rentsize. cradle will be adjusted to the proper position sons to cause the .bung-holcand feed opening to register.

If now, the mechanism beset in motion, the first act'will withdraw the compressing plunger and open the feed passage fromthe rotary filling device to the feedfopening, whereupon, of course, the filling device bein in operation','success1ve charges ofmateria will be dropped down upon the feeding'device and its motion will force, a continuous stream of material through the feed passage and feed opening into the barrel or package.

This operation s continued untilthe barrel is substantially, full. {,Themit may continue until the pressure applied by 'the blades of the filling device will be insufficient to cause any more material to enter the barrel. About this time, automatically, or as here illustrated, by hand, the plunger is set in motion, whereupon a charge of material, being that mass'of material which lies in the feed passage,.will be forced forward into the re; to be filled, the

pletely to be at the point where the flow of material through the passage is cut oil'. The barrel is put in the cradle brought to position and clamped. The first motion of the lever retracts the plunger so as to cause it to free the passageway from the rotary feeder to barrel and the clutch is-operated so as to permit the supply feeder to operate. The rotary feeder now fills the barrel swiftly through the small hole, and when the operator thinks the moment has arrived for compressing the contents of the barrel he throws the lever so as to set the compressing plunger into operation. As soon as the barrel is so far filled as to reach its predetermined weight, the scale beam rises, the barrel descends and the plunger is cut out of -o ration, being left at the point where it c uses the passageway.

I claim:

1. A package filling machine comprising means for holding the package, means for loosely filling the package substantially full of material and means operative during the latter portion of' the filling operation for forcing material into the package to comfill it with compressed material.

2. A package filling machine comprising means for holding the package, means for completely filling the package with a loose uncom ressed mass of material and means operative after the filled for compressing h package and adding material during such compression tocompletely fill the packa with a mass of closely compacted compressed material, both of said filling means comprising in part a single unitary conduit.

3. A package filling machine comprising means for-holding the package, rotary means for loosely filling the package substantially full of material and reciprocatin operative during the latter part 0 the filling operation for forcing material into the package to completely fill it with compressed material.

4. A package filling machine comprisi means for holding the package, continuous y operating rotary means for loosely fillin the package substantially full of materia and reciprocating means operative during; 11. A package fill ng ineans for the latter part of the filling operation for forcing material into the package to com f.

plctely fill it with compressed material, a single conduit in communication with the package with both filling means.

5. A package filling machine comprising means for holding the package, continuously acting means for loosely filling the package substantially full tently acting means operative during the latter part of the filling'operation for forcing successive charges of material into the package, has been so the material in the.

gel means for holding a.

meansv sageway and of material and intermit package to completely fill it with compressed material.

6. A package filling machine comprising acting rotary means ackage substantially full of materia and reciprocatin means ntermittently actin operative during the atter part of t e filling operation for forcing successive charges of material into the ackage'to completely fill it with com 1 material. 7

8. A pac filling machine comprising means for holding the ackage, continuously acting rotary means {in loosely time the package substantially'full of materia and intermittently acting reciprocatin means operative during the atter part of t e filli operation for forcinasucoessive charges 0 material into the pac age to completely fill it with compressed material, I single eonduit in communication with the package and with both filling means.

a 9. A package filling machine comprising package, a small'filling passageway leading thereto positioned for registry with the package, a. rotaryfiller, .a housing therefor, an outlet leading from the housing to such passageway and a plunger reciprocating in such passageway' past said outlet.

10. Arpack filling machine comprising means for hol ing a' package, a small filling passageway leading thereto positioned for registry with the package, a rotary filler having a plurality-of fan bladesfin outlet leading from the'housing to such passageway snda plunger reciprocating insuch pas- 'sageway past said outlet the b ades of said rotary filler being notched to permit the free amagefof the P unger y y nachine comprising holding a pic age,

reg stry with the, package; a continuously drivenrotary filler a l liousing therefor, an outlet leading from th an nte'llilijt ently driven plunger reci rocatingf in stic lipassageway past said out at. .lj,

12. A package filling machine comprising means for holdin a package, a small filling passageway leading thereto positioned for a small filling passageway leading thereto positioned fb'r the package, a continuously driven rotary filler, a housing therefor with an outlet leading from the housing to such passageway and an intermittently driven plunger reciprocating in such passageway past said outlet andmeans for bringing said lplunger to rest in the passage to close such outlet. 13. A package filling machine comprising lflfmeans for holding the package having a "small filling passageway leading thereto, a continuously driven rotary .fille'r with an f-outlet leading to such passageway and an intennittently driven plunger reciprocating in such passageway past said outlet and means for bringing said plunger to rest in the pas- "sage close to such outlet and means for then retracting the plunger to open the outlet. i 14'. A package filling machine comprising 26'me'ans for holding thepackage, means for loosely filling the package substantially full 1 c b f nxaterial and means containing a yielding dri'i'e'n connection operative during the latter' art of the filling operation for forcing 2"'nni'terial into the package to completely fill "it with compressor material. l "*5" Iii-A package filling machine compris- V ing means tary means for filling t e package substan- 80 tially all of material and reciprocating '*Wneaiis 'containing, a yielding driving (ionilfifiection operative dur ng the latter part of ""ftlie filling operation for v forcing 'materia registry with 'i'fiiitoithe package-to completelyfill it'with tfi cclinpressed material. a I

' 16. A package filling machine comprising """fiiieans for holding a package, a small filling -passageway leading thereto positioned for "registry with thepackage, rptary means for itJloosely filling the package Substantially full of material, a 'plupgeit' and means operative Ullng the latter part of thefilling operaiion for reciprocating it tofforce material i. into the package to com letely fill it with "'ompre'ssed material, a" eed, supply cut-o lid means for simultaneously retracting the plunger and opening the supply eut ofi; t? A package fillin i'naijchine comprising iieans for liolding'j the package, asmall filling passageway leadingthereto positioned :torv registry with the package. fo'r' lo'osely filling the package substantially f ull'of materi-l, a plunger and means op-- -*""""'tive durilig' the latter part of the filling opbb eration for reciprocating itto force mateand \iiiili compressed iiuiterial,

a smile beam o'n i'vhich the package rests and means whereby the movement of the scale f heam thmws the plunger out of operation;

. A package for .holdin v theppackage, r0

rotary means lair-1am the package ,tocompletely fill it-v a feed supply cut- I foil and means for simultaneously retracting carried thereby,

tl'ir. plunger and opemng'the supply cut-oil,

filling machine comprising means for holding the package, a small filling passageway leading thereto positioned for registry with the package, rotary means for loosely filling the package substantially full of material, a plunger and means operative durin the latter part of the filling operation or reciprocating it to force material into the package to completely fill it with compressed material, a feed supply cut oil and means for simultaneously retracting the plunger and opening the supply cut-off, a scale beam on which the package rests and means reciprocating it the movement of the scale beam throwing the plunger out of o oration when it is in a position closing t 1e outlet. r

19. A package filling machine comprising means for holding the package, means for quickly filling the package with loose mate rial through a small opening and means for then slowl compressing the material within the pac (age by introduction under pressure ofsuccessive charges.

20.'A package filling machine having a substantially fixed and horizontally disposed and means for cl ampin zontal displacement.

21. A package filling machine having a substantially fixed and horizontall disposed l feeding tube,-said tube being lied against longitudinat displacement, adjustable package supporting means; adjacent thereto and means for clamping a package.- upon said supporting means and in filling register with said tube and supporting it against horizontal displacement.

22. A package filling maehine having a horizontally disposed feeding tube and means for clampingthe package infilling register therewith 'and siippol tingit' against horizontal displacement.

a 2a. A package filling inacliine having a horizontally disposed feeding" tube, said tube being held a 'ainst; longitudinal displacement, adjjust'a le package supporting means adjacent thereto and; means for clamping a package'lu'on said supporting means, anu in filling register with said tube and supporting it against" liori'zontaldislacement. 3 p as 3 24. A barrel siipport. for filling machines and the like eoinprising,a cradl'eand three separate adjustable barrel supporting-heads one of said heads being lohated adjacent one 'end of and directly beneath the barrels the other twobeing separated one from the other and located adjacent the other endtliereof. y 25. A barrel support for filling machines and the like comprising a cradle,a plurality and tlielike comprising a cradle and a plu-' rality of separate adjustable barrel support ing heads carried thereby, each of said barrel supporting heads having a plurality of separate barrel contact fingers.

28. In a ackage filling machine a frame,

a filling tu e, a movable package support, a

link interposed between the support and frame and a package clamping de-vifre mounted on the support.

29. In a package filling machine a frame, a filling tube, a movable package support, a link interposed between the support and frame and a package clamping device mounted on the support, said device having an adjustable package engaging member adjustably mounted thereon.

-30. In a ackage filling machine a frame, a filling tulie, a movable package support, a, link interposed between the support and frame and a package clamping'device mounted on the support and yielding means for normally holding it in an inoperative position.

31. In a package filling machine a frame, a filling tube, a movable package support, a link interposed between the support and frame and a package clamping device mounted on the support, said device having an adjustable package engaging member adjustably mounted thereon. and yielding means for normally holding said device i1i an in: operative position."

32. In a package fillingmachine a feed tube, a fiat shield surrounding it,-a. movable package supportm' dwmeans independent of the position of said supportfor forcing the package against said-shields.

33. In a package filling machine a scale beam, a horizontal track earried thereby and a package. ca-rryin'gfl cradle mounted upon said trac 1 k 34. In a package filling machine a scale beam, a horizontaktrack carried thereby and a package carrying cradle vmounted upon said track and meansfor moving said cradle along to said track.

35. In a package fillingmachine a scale beam, a horizontal track carried thereby, a package carrying cradle mounted at one end said track and rotating it with respect pivoted at one end on the track and at theother end on the cradle.

36. In a package filling machine a scale beam, :1 horizontal track carried thereby, a package carrying cradle mounted at one end upon said track and free to travel therealong and supported at the other end by a lever pivoted at one end on the bracket and at the other end on the cradle and means for rotating said lever to slide said cradle alon the track and to raise the load upon one end thereof.

37. In a package filling machine, package clamping means comprising a package ongaging member, a support ng frame therefor, an adjustable connection between said frame and member and an adjustable tension support for said frame.

38. In a package filling machine havin a horizontally disposed filling tube, means for pressing the package toward said tube comprising a pair of rotatabltp mounted tension screws, a cross frame a justably mounted thereon, a package engaging member supported from said cross frame and a ressure screw interposed between said mom 1' and frame.

39. In a package filling machine a pack age support comprisi a sleeve, a package contacting head adjus tfbly mounted therein, means for adjusting said. head in position therein said head being forked to engage the package at a plurality of points.

to. In a package filling machine a package support comprising a sleeve, 3. package contacting head adjustabl mounted therein, means for adjusting sai head in position therein said head being forked to en age thecross, member mounted on the sleeve and a lug'projecting downwardly from said head in engagement therewith.

&2. In a package filling machine a package support'comprising a. sleeve, a package contasting head adjustably mounted therein,

means for adjusting said head in position forked to engage therein said head being ints and the package at a plurality of means for preventing rotation 0 said head within said sleeve, said means comprisin a cross member mounted on the sleeve an a head .within. said sleeve, said means comprising a lug projecting downwardly from said head in engagement therewith, a rod screw-thread- -ed in said' cross memberand in rotatable en gagement withsaid head to support it.

13. In ,a package filling machine a high speed low pressure feeding member, a combined cut-off low speed high pressure feeding member manually operated means for first withdrawing the combined cubofl and feed member from cut-ofl position and subsequently throwing it into operative position and automatic means for later sbopp' its movement and leaving it in the cut-o positlon.

In testimony whereof, ture in the resence of two witnesses this 17th day of anuary, 1914.

v v ADELMER M. BATES.

-Wit-nasses:

GENEVA Hm'rrr, Mnmm SUNDFAR.

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